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subsere definition

sub·sere (sub′sir′)

Ecol. a secondary succession occurring after all or part of the vegetation in an area has been destroyed, as by humans or fire

Etymology: sub- + sere

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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